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the Carnatic, or on the coast of Choromandel, the faid united company fhall charge themselves with the direction, order, and conduct thereof; and, during the continuance of fuch war, fhall apply four-fifths of their whole revenues, in the Carnatic and the northern circars, annually, to the military expences of the war. To remove every doubt, on the part of his highness, of any fecretion or diverfion of the faid revenues from the purpose aforefaid, his highness the Nabob of the Carnatic, in behalf of himself, his heirs and fucceffors, shall have full power and authority, during fuch war, to appoint one or more inspectors or accomptants, to infpect and examine the Cutcherry receipts of all the districts of the company, in the Carnatic and the northern circars, as well as the state of all the other revenues, collected from the customs, from the zemindars and poligars tributary to the company.

IX. That in the like event, his highness the Nabob of the Carnatic, after deducting from the whole amount of his revenues 2,13,421 pagodas annually, for jaghires to the family of his highnefs, and 21,366 pagodas annually for charities, fhall and will pay into the treafury of the faid united company, four-fifths of his revenue to the general expence of fuch war, to be applied in fuch manner as the faid united company or their reprefentatives fhall find neceffary, for their common fafety and intereft, as alfo for the intereft of their allies in the Carnatic, and on the coaft of Choromandel; and it is morever agreed, that his highnefs's proportion of the debt of the war will henceforth be fettled at twenty-five fifty-one parts.

X. For the more effectual fecurity of the payment of four-fifths of the revenues of his highness annually, to the military expences of the war, and to remove every doubt, on the part of the company, of any fecretion or diverfion of the faid revenues from the purpose aforefaid, the prefident and council of Fort St. George, in behalf of the company, fhall have full power and

authority,

authority, during fuch war, to appoint one or more inspectors or accomptants, to infpect and examine the Cutcherry receipts of all the countries and diftricts of the Nabob, as well as the ftate of all the other revenues, collected from the customs, and from the zemindars and poligars tributaries to his highnefs; and in cafe the faid four-fifths of the revenues, or any part thereof, are diverted from the discharge of the current expences of the war, or the debts or expences incurred thereby, the faid united company fhall have full power to appoint fuperintendants and receivers over the faid countries and diftricts of the Nabob, in the manner fpecified in the 3d article of this treaty, refpecting the dictricts mentioned in schedule N° 1, with the fame authority, and under the like reftrictions and conditions expreffed in cafe of failure.

XI. That the faid annual four-fifths, payable from the revenues of his highnefs the Nabob of the Carnatic, fhall, after the termination of the war, continue to be applied to the discharge of all debts and expences that may be incurred or arife during the courfe of the war, until his proportion of twenty-five fifty-one parts is paid off and discharged.

XII. It is exprefsly understood and declared, that fo foon as the expences incurred by the war are paid off and discharged, the fuperintendants and receivers fhall be immediately recalled; and it is further exprefsly declared, that the 11th article fhall not have any retrospect to the expences of any war antecedent to the date of this treaty.

XIII. That after the termination of fuch war, and during the application of the faid grofs revenues to the debts and expences thereof, the 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th articles of this treaty fhall be and remain dormant, and be of no effect; but shall re-commence, and regain their full force and validity, from and immediately after all the debts and expences of fuch war have been fully and proportionably paid off and difcharged.

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XIV. In cafe his highnefs fhall at any time have occafion for any number of troops, for the fecurity and collection of his revenue, the fupport of his authority, or the good order and government of his dominions, the faid united company fhall and will furnish a fufficient number of troops for that purpose, on public representation being made by his highnefs to the prefident in council of Fort St. George, of the neceffity of employing fuch a force; and the objects to be obtained thereby. In cafe of the march of fuch troops, the additional batta, and expences attending their movements, will be annually discharged by his highness at the end of each year.

XV. Whenever the company fhall enter into any negotiations, wherein the interefts of the Carnatic and its dependencies may be concerned, the prefident in council of Fort St. George fhall communicate the proceedings to his highnefs the Nabob of the Carnatic, as the firm ally of the company; and, although the direction of the combined force of the country is committed entirely to the honourable company or their reprefentatives, it is nevertheless understood, that his highnefs fhall be informed of all measures which fhall relate to the declaring of war, or the making of peace with any of the Princes and Powers of Hindoftan, fo far as the interests of the Carnatic may be immediately concerned therein; and the name of his highness fhall be inferted in all treaties regarding the Carnatic; and his highnefs will not enter into any political negotiations or controverfies, with any state or power, without the confent or approbation of the prefident in council of Fort St. George.

XVI. Nothing in this treaty contained fhall be understood to injure the claim of his highnefs the Nabob to the Tanjore country.

XVII. Should there be any effential failure in the crops in time of peace, owing to the want of rain, or any other unforeseen calamity, a deduction fhall be

made

made in the Nabob's kifts, to the extent of the injury which the revenues may fuftain, as fhall be estimated and fixed on by the governor in council; to whom his highness grants full power and authority to appoint one or more fuperintendants and accomptants to inspect and examine the Cutcherry receipts of all the countries and diftricts of his highnefs the Nabob of the Carnatic, for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of fuch deduction, which is to be carried as a charge to the account current of his highness.

XVIII. It is hereby ftipulated, that the conditions mentioned in the articles of agreement between the prefident and council of Fort St. George, and his highnefs the Nabob, dated 28th June 1785, for payment of four lacks of pagodas annually to the honourable company, shall be null and void, the fame being comprehended and included in the conditions of the prefent treaty.

XIX. It is further ftipulated, that the faid articles of agreement, dated 28th June 1785, as far as relate to the discharge of the debts of his highness the Nabob, fhall be and continue in full force and virtue.

In confirmation of all the articles in the preceding treaty, the prefident and council of Fort St. George, invefted with full powers on behalf of the India company, have fubfcribed and fealed two inftruments, of the fame tenor and date, at Fort St. George, on the day of February, in the year of the Chriftian æra one thousand feven hundred and eighty-feven; and his highness the Nabob Wallawjah, for himself, his heirs and fucceffors, hath also subscribed and fealed the fame inftruments, at Cheparek House, the day of the moon Jemmady, in the year of the Hegyra

twelve hundred and one.

VOL. II.

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TANJOUR,

TANJO Ụ R.

1771. 20 Oct.

1771.

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RTICLES of agreement between the Eaft India Company and the Rajah of Tanjour.

E. Ind. Treat. p. 61.

An additional engagement on the part of

25 Oct. the Rajah.

1771.

E. Ind. Treat. P. 62.

An additional engagement on the part of

26 Oct. the Rajah.

1776.

E. Ind. Treat. p. 63.

An affignment from the Rajah of Tanjour

12 Apr. to the East India company.

1778.

E. Ind. Treat. p. 260.

A treaty between the Rajah of Tanjour

17 June. and the Eaft India company.
E. Ind. Treat. p. 263-

1787.

The treaty and agreement between the 10 Apr. Rajah of Tanjour and Sir Archibald Campbell, on behalf of the Eaft India company.

[The following is printed from an authentic copy.]

Treaty and Agreement concluded between the Honourable Major General Sir Archibald Campbell, Knight of the Bath, Prefident and Governor of Fort Saint George, on Behalf of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the Eaft Indies, and his Excellency Amer Sing, Rajah of Tanjore.

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